This publication is the outcome of a project funded by the European Union/Council of Europe Joint Programme “Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation (DISCO)”. For more information please visit the website of the Joint Programme: www.coe.int/disco
Managing controversy is a self-reflection tool, designed to help school leaders and managers think about the way controversy and controversial issues are handled in the school and about how and where this could be developed.
It is divided into nine sections, each of which deals with a different area of school life that could have an impact on the management of controversy and controversial issues. Each section contains a description of the area that it deals with, an explanation of that area’s role in relation to the handling of controversial issues, a case study from a European school and a practical suggestion to be applied in the school.
To cite this resource: Council of Europe. (2017). Managing Controversy. Developing strategies for handling controversy and teaching controversial issues in schools. A self-reflection tool for school leaders and senior managers [Training pack for teachers].
